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    The New Resolution

    The New Year is here, and already the first month of 2016 is over.  Do we want to talk about our resolutions? Or have we already hidden them under a rock somewhere, with a resolve never to think about them again? Perhaps you’ve chosen something completely doable, and are currently riding the high tide of success. Or, perhaps you didn’t even bother to think of a resolution at all, since, really, what’s the point? It’s all hype anyway, right? Why do we make resolutions? A better question, why do we make resolutions on the first day of a new year?  What if I told you that the Gregorian calendar, the…

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    8 Ways to Set Goals and Stay Motivated

    Every new year, we use our resolutions to admit to the world ways in which we want to better ourselves. For a lot of us, it’s about being healthier, wealthier, and wiser. But, by the time we’ve gotten all of the turkey and wine out of our system, our resolutions have begun to waver and fade. Here are some tips to bolster your determination without burning yourself out: 1. Think of it as a Challenge A “goal” is an ideal image that floats above our heads, nice and neat like a finished painting. For all its positive connotations, thinking of a resolution as a goal can disconnect it from the…